How to buy a ticket to BlizzCon 2013

Blizzard announced in February that it would be holding its 7th BlizzCon gaming convention on Friday November 8 and Saturday November 9 this year. All you need to do is make travel arrangements to get to the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, as well as come up with $175 to buy a ticket.

What Blizzard didn’t announce at the time was how to go about purchasing a ticket. But today the details have dropped.

There will actually be three chances for you to purchase a BlizzCon ticket this year. The first will be on Wednesday, April 24 at 7pm PDT, when Blizzard opens access to the first batch of tickets. The second will be on Saturday, April 27 at 10am PDT, where the remaining batch of tickets will be sold.

Last time a BlizzCon convention was held the tickets only took a few minutes to sell out, so there’s a certain element of luck to be had in acquiring one. However, I did mention a third option for gaining access to the event, but it is a lot more expensive.

Blizzard is also going to sell $500 tickets to a Benefit Dinner, which also includes access to BlizzCon 2013. They will be available on Wednesday, May 1 at 7pm PDT. The proceeds from these ticket sales are going to the CHOC Children’s Hospital in Orange County.

In all cases, tickets will be available to purchase directly from the BlizzCon website. If you see them for sale anywhere else then they aren’t official and you shouldn’t waste your money.

The next question you’ll ask is, is it worth going? The answer to that depends on how much you’re into Blizzard’s existing games. You’ll get to see the finals of the Blizzard eSports event, attend discussion panels with developers, take part in Blizzard game tournaments and contests, or spend more money and grab some commemorative merchandise.

There’s also the promise of access to the latest Blizzard games and expansions, but I’m guessing there will be very long queues and a lot of sweaty mice and keyboards to deal with.